Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 00:37:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: "Jeffrey M. Metcalf" <metcalf@snet.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Q: Does PPP support Virtual Networks? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980603003614.22038z-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <357413F0.4D0A63DF@snet.net>
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On Tue, 2 Jun 1998, Jeffrey M. Metcalf wrote: > Is the FreeBSD PPP subsystem capable of hosting virtual networks, > like Microsoft's VPN? I am able to make a connection to my > employer's network (a long distance phone call) by calling > my local ISP's network, connecting, and then using a VPN dialup > to attach to my employer's network. All this works under Windoze95. > Is there a way I can set that up with FreeBSD's PPP? If I understand how this works right, ppp just provides the link layer. You can tunnel whatever you want over the IP connection. Of course this tunnelling is up to you -- a freebsd tunnel has a snowball's chance in heck to connect to an MS one. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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